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Tyler Haab ’14, Moose Recktenwald ’14: Scholium’s Boy Athlete of the Month is Doug Trimble ’13. Trimble, a dominant tri-sport varsity athlete, competes in soccer, squash, and will be playing baseball during this spring season. Trimble led the soccer team through an up-and-down season this year as they achieved some success while also coping with … Read More “Scholium Boy’s athlete of the Month : Doug Trimble” »
Pat Espe ’14: The Episcopal Academy Girls’ Basketball team has made history this year with both the first Inter-Ac and State titles in the team’s history. Episcopal Academy, ranked fourth in Southeastern Pennsylvania by The Inquirer, won its first ever Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA) title with a resounding 56-42 victory over Inter-Ac rival … Read More “Girls’ basketball leaves the mark in the books” »
Rich Palazzese ’14: The EA homepage has recently highlighted the achievements of Episcopal’s athletic triumphs from wins in out-of-league play to triumphs over rivals for Inter-Ac titles. A common theme that has not gone unnoticed by the community is that Kristen Hinckley ’13 has led two of these dominant teams in history-making seasons. Hinckley has … Read More “Scholium Girls’ Athlete of the Month: Kristen Hinckley” »
Alex Rice ’13: Minda has become a familiar face in the Upper school. The adorable black lab puppy can often be found with IV Form Dean and math teacher Cheryl McLauchlan, usually sleeping in McLauchlan’s office. While many students and teachers know Minda well, few know much about the program that made it possible for … Read More “Minda brightens up EA” »
Emma Brumbaugh ’14, Carli Grims ’14: As spring sports get under way, teams will travel to destinations both near and far over spring vacation to kick start their seasons. Typically the trips include some kind of practice for the teams, either scrimmaging opponents and or practicing with the team on courts, fields, and courses. Varsity … Read More “Spring sports team gear up for trips this March” »
Timmy Freese ’14, Mimi McCann ’13, Erin McCarthy ’13, Michael Smerconish ’14, Newtown police are currently investigating a situation involving an unidentified male who claimed to be taking pictures of both the squash and swim teams on behalf of an Episcopal family in the Dixon Athletic Center on Thursday, January 31st. Jim Farrell, Associate Director … Read More “Police continue search for unidentified man” »
During the first chapel after Christmas break, a student stood up in front of the entire Upper School, including faculty, students, and administration, and delivered a public apology, an unprecedented event in recent school history. This student apologized for an off-campus altercation, which injured a Haverford School student. While some argue that this speech, given … Read More “Scholium Staff Editorial: Apology unneccessary” »
Michael Quinlan ’14: The Pentagon’s recent decision to allow women to serve in all forms of armed conflict opens thousands of combat positions and high-level military jobs to women. The change in policy, which came during Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s last days, replaces a previous rule, enacted by the Pentagon in 1994, that allowed … Read More “Pentagon opens combat posts to women” »
Michael Smerconish ’14: Yaniv Schulman had good reason to be nervous, even before he entered the quaint family home of his internet sweetheart in Ishpeming, Michigan. After being in contact with Megan Faccio for over nine months, Schulman, a resident of New York City, was finally meeting his unofficial girlfriend for the first time. However, … Read More “Anonymity in a cyber age: the rise of “catfishing”” »
Alex Archambault ’14: The mission statement of the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (PGMC) states that it “is a community united around the performance of creative and challenging music that entertains, inspires, and affirms with a spirit of friendship and hope.” As this mission outlines, PGMC attempts to demonstrate passion and talent in a positive and … Read More “PGMC returns to Episcopal” »
Toni Radcliffe ’14: As Episcopal has publically acknowledged a recent altercation between two students, The Haverford School’s reaction to the confrontation has gone largely unnoticed by Episcopal students, but is far from insignificant. The conflict has been informally addressed at The Haverford School. An anonymous Haverford student stated, “[The administration] said they knew about the … Read More “Haverford’s reaction revealed” »
Chester Thai ’14: Amid increased implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, the United States and the international community must establish stricter regulations to maintain responsible use of drones while taking advantage of technological advancement. On January 28th, President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou granted permission for the United States to station a drone base on … Read More “US government needs to increase drone regulation” »